Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-23

The vestry of Christ church has de.
cided to order the pipe organ for the
church 80 it will be on hand for the
Christmas festivities. This organ will
complete the interior finish Of Christ
church, and Yankton will then possess
the pret,iest aud most complete church
edifoe in Dakots.
John Sle!.e-s cce Of the rising
young farmers OF Yankton county, is in
the city having his left arm, which was
broken two weeks ago, treated. MI.
Slattery was assisting in moving a
house, when the heavy glove on his left
hand caught in o nail and drew the arm
under q heavy roller.
There is an absolute necessity for
police protection in Yankton during the
quiet hours of night. Our people and
their property are absolutely ct the
mercy of nocturnal providers. A gang
of burglars turned out OF Sioux City
this morning. Some of them are liable
80 come this way. There should be
efficient night police.
The fourth quarterly meeting OF the
Methodist conference year will be held
in Yankton to morrow and Sunday, the
Sabbath exercises including the quarter
centennial anniversary exercises OF the
Yankton church. Presiding Elder Hart
sough and other olergymen will be
present The public is asked to be present
during these two important days.
A change in the leaving time OF the
two morning trains Of the Northwestern
from Yankton. will occur on Sunday
next. The first train leaves now at 6
O'Clock. After Sunday it will leave of
$40. The accommodation which has here
tofore left at $40 will leave at $50, but
it will not make connection at Centre.
vile with the north bound passenger.
j. II. Mcdonnell, Of Iowa, who owns
lots O. the west side of Douglas avenue
north of the Dudley, Riohey & Gross
and Fargo blocks, is In the city with the
purpose of covering his property with
brick. He designs constructing a block
of four stores fronting on Douglas
avenue, two stories high and expresses
an intention Of having them enclosed
this fell.
"Pertsters this year is q ticklish thing
TO fool with, an any body who fills their
cellar up had better be keerful in buy.
ing i" said a granger to-day. "Pertaters
planted airly, and left in the ground till
now is all soft and 'clammy and are
wothless, but pertaters planted late
and jest dug is good, and will keep. So
Mister Newspaper man, tell en- 30 be
careful"
The geological lecture by Rev. e
Brown was suspended on Wednesday
evening on account of the rain, and last
evening for the meetings in the different
churches. In consequence, by linita'
ton of time, the substance of that and
the following one will be condensed into
one lecture this evening. Subject; "The
ReptiIian and Mammalian Ages and the
Glacial Period"
The Sioux City Journal says the ILL
nois Central is to fill the gap between
LeMars and Ysnkton and that q line Of
!. this road is to be built from Cherokee
to Sioux City, after which the piece o.
road from LeMars to Sioux Ciiy will bt
sold to the Northwestern company. Thii
. is probably q correct version of the in
tentions Of the company. The Onawa
Sioux City and Sioux Falls branches
J will be operated from Cherokee ant
Yankton will be the western terminus o
the main line.
Last night brought the first frost O
the season. It was q well defined fros
: visible this morning on the sidewalks
fences and grass and abundant enough
ODE readily soraped into piles from the
sidewalks. All crops we're ont Of thu
way q month ago, so this visitation vii
a do no harm. 1t will not even interfere
with hay QUITTING, as 1t takes q heav,
freeze to destroy the quality OF on
prairie grass. Last year the first fros
came August 31st, the second frost Sep
TENDER 28th and the first hock Of geese
from the north September 18th.
On Tuesday last bids were opened TO
. supplying Santee, Ponca and Flandra,
agencies with horses, COWS, lumber, hard
j, ware and coal. The Wilcox Lumber
Co., of Yanktcn, was awarded the con
tract for lumber and hardware at Ponc
and Asel Kyes, of this city, got tn
Flandrau lumber contract. Other award
= were made to F. A. Morgan, Spring
\ field, lumber for Santes agency; Bone
steel u Turner, Springfield, hardware
a paint, oil and feed mill for Santee an
Ponca agencies; Bayha Bros, Niobrari
brick for Santee; i, w. Seaman, 4
mares for Flandrau and Ponca; Georz
a Mead, COWS for Ponca.
Il Joseph Kingsbury, the Wisoonsi
g gentleman who is s%oiourning in Yank
ton. came as fay as Oalmar in Iowa, wit
a large number of excnrsionists from th
east, who were westward bound, looi
g ing for locations. Mr.. Kingsbury Say
the train which brought him t
Oalmar was composed o. sixtesl
II coaches and the greater porto
OF the passengers were excursionist
Mr.. K%ingsbury and his wife were ii
only ones who came to Yankton whic
fact struck him as being singular. 8
rs explains this by saying tnat the rail
4. roads run these excursion trains only o